Do Work Stress, Psychological Resilience and Workplace Friendships Predict Presenteeism in Healthcare Workers?

Authors : Kübra Küçükşen, Ali Özgül Saltalı

Pages : 110-124

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Publication Date : 2024-04-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The main objective of this study was to investigate the predictive power of job stress, psychological resilience, and workplace friendship for presenteeism in healthcare professionals, with consideration for gender differences. The study included 416 healthcare workers (229 female, 187 male; 216 nurses, 200 physicians) employed in Ministry of Health-affiliated institutions. Data were collected using the Stanford Presenteeism Scale, Job Stress Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, and Workplace Friendship Scale. Multiple regression analysis was employed for data analysis. Female health professionals had mean scores of 19.26±4.43 for presenteeism, 25.17±4.95 for job stress, 17.92±4.35 for resilience, and 34.44±5.74 for workplace friendship. Male healthcare professionals had mean scores of 17.71±4.61 for presenteeism, 26.39±5.21 for job stress, 18.84±4.13 for resilience, and 33.58±6.22 for workplace friendship. Job stress, resilience, and positive workplace friendships were significant predictors of presenteeism in female healthcare professionals (F Reg =19.621, p<0.01). Conversely, in male healthcare professionals, only resilience emerged as a significant predictor of presenteeism, with job stress and workplace friendships not showing significance (p<0.01). Job stress and workplace friendships were found to be significant predictors of presenteeism exclusively in female healthcare professionals, whereas resilience emerged as a significant predictor across all healthcare professionals. It is recommended that supportive interventions aimed at reducing work stress and fostering workplace friendships and psychological resilience be tailored to consider gender-specific characteristics.
Keywords : Sağlık Çalışanları, İş stresi, Presenteizm, Psikolojik Dayanıklılık, İşyeri Arkadaşlıkları